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Twins sent RHP Stephen Pryor outright to Triple-A Rochester.

Pryor cleared waivers and elected to remain with the club where he'll serve as additional bullpen depth. The 25-year-old should receive an opportunity with the big league club at some point during the season. Sun, Mar 29, 2015 06:01:00 PM

Twins optioned RHP Stephen Pryor to Triple-A Rochester.

Pryor, who was acquired from Seattle in the Kendrys Morales deal, allowed one run over six innings this spring to go along with one strikeout and one walk. The 25-year-old could surface in Minnesota's bullpen this spring if he shows better control and his pre-lat surgery velocity. Mon, Mar 23, 2015 05:20:00 PM

It's essentially a salary dump. Pryor has spent the majority of the 2014 season at Triple-A Tacoma, where he owns an underwhelming 4.65 ERA in 31 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander could join Minnesota's bullpen soon, but only as a middle reliever. Thu, Jul 24, 2014 02:47:00 PM

Mariners optioned RHP Stephen Pryor to Triple-A Tacoma.

Pryor walked two and allowed a run in a relief appearance with the Mariners on Wednesday night against the Twins. He was up in the majors for less than 24 hours. Thu, Jul 10, 2014 01:49:00 AM

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Pryor, who was acquired from Seattle in the Kendrys Morales deal, allowed one run over six innings this spring to go along with one strikeout and one walk. The 25-year-old could surface in Minnesota's bullpen this spring if he shows better control and his pre-lat surgery velocity.

It's essentially a salary dump. Pryor has spent the majority of the 2014 season at Triple-A Tacoma, where he owns an underwhelming 4.65 ERA in 31 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander could join Minnesota's bullpen soon, but only as a middle reliever.

Stephen Pryor has been placed on Triple-A Tacoma's disabled list with a right shoulder impingement.

The hope is that he'll be ready to resume throwing in a week or so. Pryor is working his way back from lat surgery and was optioned to Tacoma last month. Obviously, he won't be an option for the big league bullpen for a while.

It was Pryor's first appearance since lat surgery last August. He needed just 11 pitches to get through the inning, touching 93 mph. Pryor should be a factor in the Mariners' bullpen sometime this season.

It will be his first game action since last August's surgery to re-attach his right lat. Pryor is starting to make some real progress but isn't expected to be an option for the Mariners' bullpen until a couple months into the season.

The 24-year-old hurler was a bit rusty, but was able to mix in all of his pitches and exhibited good life on his fastball. He isn't expected to be ready to rejoin the Mariners bullpen until a few months into the regular season.

Pryor has been taking a cautious approach this spring as he recovers from major lat surgery. The right-handed reliever is expected to miss the first few months of the 2014 regular season. He owns a 2.97 ERA and 10.1 K/9 in 30 1/3 career major league frames.

Stephen Pryor (lat) threw his fourth bullpen session of the spring on Tuesday in Mariners camp.

Pryor is making slow but steady progress in his recovery from major lat surgery. "We're going very slow and deliberate and that's on purpose," said manager Lloyd McClendon. "We're not going to rush this young man. He's throwing good, he feels good. But we need to get that velocity up where it needs to be for him to be the dominant guy we know he can be. You just can't rush the process." Pryor is expected to miss the first few months of the 2014 regular season.

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The initial hope was that Castro would only be out for 4-6 weeks, but he wound up requiring a full meniscus repair. Mitch Garver will likely serve as the Twins' primary catcher going forward, with Bobby Wilson backing him up. Castro is under contract for $8 million in 2019 -- the final year of a three-year, $24.5 million deal.

Joe Mauer (concussion) got treatment at Target Field on Monday and his issues with sensitivity to light and balance are "a little better," according to Twins manager Paul Molitor.

Mauer was placed on the disabled list Saturday with a concussion and given his history the Twins will obviously proceed very cautiously here. Logan Morrison will handle first base for a while and Robbie Grossman should see most of the starts in the designated hitter spot.

Jorge Polanco (suspended) can begin a 20-game rehab assignment in the minor leagues starting on June 12.

Polanco will be able to play 20 games at the minor league level -- essentially a spring training for the shortstop -- before being eligible to return to the Twins on July 2, assuming there are no cancelled games beforehand. The 25-year-old shortstop was suspended for testing positive for the performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol in March. He should return to being Minnesota's regular shortstop once eligible to play.

Ervin Santana (finger) is scheduled to throw around 60 pitches in his first minor league rehab start Wednesday with Double-A Chattanooga.

He will then advance to a 75-pitch outing May 28 at Triple-A Rochester. One more rehab start will likely follow, though it hasn't been determined where that will be. Santana has been out all season after requiring a capsular release (debridement) procedure on his right middle finger in early February. He could eventually carry some mixed-league fantasy value, but there are still some hurdles to clear.

Trevor May (elbow) allowed three earned runs over four innings Tuesday in a rehab start with Triple-A Rochester.

May was supposed to go five innings, but his pitch count rose quickly as he surrendered two walks and three hits -- including a homer to former teammate Trevor Plouffe. The 28-year-old right-hander has displayed diminished fastball velocity in his recovery from Tommy John surgery and will likely need a couple more minor league rehab outings before the Twins consider adding him to their active roster.